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We remember Caroline Maud Edwards
We remember Caroline Maud Edwards
Timeline
Timeline
service
Royal Navy
Nursing Sister
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
H.M.H.S. "Drina."
Source:8597031
1915
death
A guest upon HMS Natal when it exploded
the Cromarty Firth
United Kingdom
Source:8597031
30th December 1915
burial
Kent
United Kingdom
Panel 15.
Source:8597031
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Caroline Maud |
| Initials | CM |
| Last Name | Edwards |
| Source | 8597029 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Female |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy | Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service | H.M.H.S. "Drina." | Nursing Sister |
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Portrait photograph of Caroline Maud EdwardsObject description: Caroline Maud Edwards, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve. Died after an explosion on HMS Natal 30 December 1915. Inscription: C Maude Edwards who lost her life through an explosion on HMS Natal 30.12.15.
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"Women of the Empire" Memorial in York MinsterOverview image of the "Women of the Empire" memorial panels in York Minster.Contributed by:
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Detail from "Women of the Empire" MemorialDetail image of part of the "Women of the Empire" memorial panels in York Minster.Contributed by:
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Nurses memorial at the National Memorial ArboretumA Memorial to Voluntary Aid Detachment and Professional Nurses who lost their lives in the 1st and 2nd World Wars, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire, dedicated and unveiled on 4th June 2018 at an event attended by HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO, Royal Patron of the Nursing Memorial Appeal. The memorial takes the form of hands cast in bronze holding a globe carrying the names of nurses who lost their lives in service in the two World Wars. Further information about the memorial can be found on the Nursing Memorial Appeal website at www.nursingmemorialappeal.org.ukContributed by:
James201
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Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing ServiceMore about Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
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Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with EMore about Wives and Daughters - female deaths - surnames beginning with E
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"Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing ServiceMore about "Women of the Empire" at York Minster - Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Fife3190 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Portrait photograph of Caroline Maud Edwards | Yvonne27542 | |
| "Women of the Empire" Memorial in York Minster | Yvonne27542 | |
| Detail from "Women of the Empire" Memorial | Yvonne27542 | |
| Nurses memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum | James201 |
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